REPORTS OF STORAGE HOLDINGS. 
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TaBLE 41.—Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen rock fi shes during 1918 compared 
with those of 1917. 
Reported for 1918. 
Comparison with 1917. 
Month. Holdings | Storages Increase 
Storages reported reporting 1917 1918 asp 
reporting.| on fifteenth | for both s : decrease. 
of month. dates. 
Number Pounds. Number. Pounds Pounds. Per cent. 
Januanye 2 seen ese ee a 15 51,480 14 392 30,215 | +7607.9 
Kebruary22 3232 eo 8 24 107,550 18 530 32,539 | +6039.4 
IMfarchege ee gee SUN 24 117,287 20 14,826 70,928 | + 378.4 
de\S 0) I APNE By Raga gee ea 24 123,754 20 31,724 105,777 | + 233.4 
Ay Ses ee ea ae he 23 182,652 20 84,091 169,229 | + 101.2 
Mune eee epee es 20 333,048 17 103,930 274,903 | + 164.5 
Ui pea eta ai Peg ad eee 22 371,259 18 203,887 331,848 | + 62.8 
IN US be oe ees te te To 25 455,561 21 169,194 425,468 | + 151.5 
September_____._________ 20 510,477 14 155,793 320,168 | + 105.5 
Octoben2 282 eesi a IS 17 468,447 15 117,872 454,511 | + 285.6 
November_______________ 19 420,587 17 131,289 407,291 + 210.2 
December_______________ 23 473,200 21 130,014 468,995 | + 260.7 
SABLEFISH (BLACK COD). 
From January 15 to April 15, 1918, the holdings of frozen sablefish 
decreased from 941,658 pounds to 122,425 pounds. They then in- 
creased monthly until October 15, when the holdings were 3,878,725 
pounds. This amount was 180.6 per cent greater than the stocks 
held on October 15, 1917. By December 15 the stocks had been 
reduced 694,142 pounds. 
TABLE 42.—Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen sablefish during 1918, and increase 
or decrease during each month. 
Holdings Relative 
Month. on fifteenth | percent- Increase or decrease 
of month. age. during month. 
Pounds. Per cent Pounds. Per cent. 
UST GTA ent ek a aired 28 Re eke este a in Oe GI era 941,658 24.3 — 511,210 — 54.3 
Heb ruaiya sen sn oe eee Nr OS ee 430,448 11.1 — 238,424 — 55.4 
Narch meer EGE Se ei el 192,024 5.0 — 69,599 | — 36.2 
PAN rt eee eee ee ete ene eae se 122,425 3.2 +111,669 + 91.2 
AY pate emigre Meee eninge ide Rife Fe etah kane Lt 234,094 6.0 +681,855 +291.3 
AIMS eB ER eI ea ese 915,949 23.6 +402,461 + 43.9 
Uubyenre epee a oe aN ERC es oe 1,318,410 34.0 +981,451 a4 
PANTS US eae NL ora Sree EU EG Ses 2,299,861 59.3 +915,240 + 39.8 
De Dtemibereers mee mei ee IP eT 3,215,101 82.9 + 663,624 + 20.6 
Octobers eaten ee Ae eG ole Oa a es 3,878,725 100.0 — 360,194 — 9.3 
INovembensets aera eecss suche) al DP he) Ose 3,518,531 90.7 — 333,948 9.5 
December aie eee OR Te 3,184,583 82.1 — 373,644 — 11.7 
TaBLE 43.—Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen sablefish during 1918 compared 
Month. 
Storages 
reporting. 
Number. 
Januanye Seis Aon 46 
iHebruany22 o's he Eee 56 
March eae se 4 2a ee 57 
do\) G1 gr VE Skee Ae Nie tee at a Re 56 
Milacy san 20 eaten OMEN) ha) 0) 43 
JUNE Ss ae ei nt 37 
AUC) Nis Beet cs a ee a 40 
PANUT GUIS Giese oe I) oat 41 
September_______________ 37 
Octohberss eae es Mie 40 
November ____________-__ 44 
December______________- 46 
Reported for 1918. 
with those of 1917. 
Comparison with 1917. 
Holdings 
reported 
on fifteenth 
of month. 
Pounds. 
941,658 
430,448 
192,024 
122,425 
234,094 
915,949 
1,318,410 
2,299,861 
3,215,101 
3,878,725 
3,518,531 
3,184,583 
Storages 
reporting 
for both 
dates. 
1917. 
Pounds. 
542,353 
341,991 
95,573 
100,131 
121,842 
657,145 
1,154,987 
1,646,857 
1,668,238 
1,195,581 
1,456,023 
1,830,063 
Increase : 
1918. or 
decrease. 
Pounds. Per cent. 
837,788 + 54.5 
367,211 + 7.4 
176,983 + 85.2 
113,872 + 13.7 
225,955 + 85.4 
995,993 + 37.9 
914,917 — 20.8 
1,643,295 — 02 
2,319,802 + 39.1 
3,354,524 +180.6 
3,345,769 +129.8 
3,184,583 + 74.0 
